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The Cato Street conspiracy: when revolution became a public duty

Posted on 14th January 2023 by Richard Donnelly

A review of Conspiracy on Cato Street: A Tale of Liberty and Revolution in Regency London, Vic Gatrell (Cambridge University Press, 2022), £25 On the night of 23 February 1820, 25 impoverished craftsmen assembled in an obscure stable in Cato… Continue Reading →

Ludwig van Beethoven: revolutionary composer

Posted on 6th January 2020 by Richard Donnelly

December 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of Europe’s greatest composers, a musician of a revolutionary era who revolutionised music.1 Why should socialists be interested? The answer is twofold. Firstly, the need for… Continue Reading →